What's the Difference between The Butler: A Witness to History the Book and Lee Daniels' The Butler the Movie?
Lee Daniels' The Butler Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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Eugene starts working at the White House in 1952. |
He began in 1957. |
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The Butler is named Eugene Allen. |
His name is Cecil Gaines.
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Eugene's son fights and survives in the Vietnam war. |
Cecil's son is killed in battle during the war. |
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This doesn't happen. |
Cecil breaks into a hotel restaurant to steal food.
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Young Eugene gets a job as a waiter in a Virginia Hotel. |
He gets the job in North Carolina. |